The promise of online cognitive behavioural therapy training for rural and remote mental health professionals

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Bennett Levy, James ^a   Perry, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy training; Distance education; Online training; Rural workforce; Therapist skill development

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNET;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 70349333149     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560902948126     Document Type: Short Survey

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